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Loving it! I havnt seen a Cream Pie in ages. Just dusted mine off recently to give it another try. I've had a little splurge lately and im waiting for a couple of pedals to arrive. Hopefully get a new pic up soon.

Ive been having the same problems with my GK 1001RB-II. Is the solution really as easy as that? Ive never even looked inside an amp before, but I dont know anyone close by who does amp repairs. If its something simple then im sure I could have a go myself.

I had a quick check but didnt see any posts about this. Just seen this from the Barefaced Facebook page; "SALE NOW ON! Up until Xmas we're offering Compacts with a £100 discount. Get your order in before 23rd Dec to qualify." Its up on their website too. Ive wanted to try one for a while now, but I might just go mad and get the 2. Cant argue at saving a couple hundred quid!

Yeah, just whack it straight into the input socket. Ive got the same amp and ive never used the fx send/return.

[quote name='SirChewey' timestamp='1319846269' post='1419412'] Try and play a passive Jazz through it, you may find it opens up a whole new world. I find I can play any style through it and can get a huge range of sounds. All I use is my bass and a compressor for my sound, and play everything from funk to jazz to rock and metal and does all of this to a high standard. Personally I have never seen the point with actives, I just find them a little dull through most things, they just seem to have this artificial sound. Sorry for all you active players out there, nothing personal, just my pref.[/quote] Yeah, I have been considering picking up a cheapish jazz and seeing how I get on with it. I had a mexican 5 string years ago that I didnt like, but they were early days and I didnt know much about gear then or how to get the sounds I wanted. Ive played a PJ bass through the Terror and it did sound more what I was hoping for. Less breakup, a fatter tone, not so much honk in the upper mids. I think because most actives have a strong low end, and the OTB is very bass heavy, theres just too much going on there. Its all boom and no thickness.

[quote name='SirChewey' timestamp='1319795101' post='1418606']I've found that this amp is perfect for passive basses, you can really work the sound with your fingers. Actives in this amp sound dead IMO....[/quote] I'd agree with this. I only play actives and ive been forcing myself to try and like this amp for ages now. Something just isnt working for me though.

Just bought a pedal off Frank. Great guy to deal with, literally got the pedal the next day no fuss. Cheers!

[quote name='Caerphilee' timestamp='1319462239' post='1414314']Where did you pick yours up from?[/quote] If you hang around the sale threads here, you can pick one up for around £80 second hand. Fairly common too so you shouldnt have to wait long.

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1319381679' post='1413363'] [/quote] Whats that distortion pedal and the one above it? Not seen them before.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1319215606' post='1411483'] You can turn the colour off can't you?[/quote] You can on the clean channel, but its always on when you engage the distortion.

Ive never played through this one, but all tremolos will work just fine on bass too as theyre not affected by frequency. If its got the features on it that you need (I like one with tap tempo), then go mad and give it a try!

Does the TC head give that thickness in tone that the OTB does? All the TC gear looks impressive, but from experience ive always been a little sceptical about digital stuff. Ive had my terror bass around half a year now, and while I like the fat tone I can get, I find the gain quite honky and could do with some better EQ in situations.

You can get a Boss LS-2 for around £40-50 second hand.

[quote name='Jerry_B' timestamp='1317321906' post='1389533'] You don't like it? Always makes me laugh - and I really do like the sound of that bass![/quote] Its just so random It is a pretty meaty bass tone though, i'll give you that!

[quote name='Jerry_B' timestamp='1317140731' post='1387292'][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Q7XFFy_j0[/media][/quote] There are no words to describe this..

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' timestamp='1317230894' post='1388470']Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm is a brilliant bass player.[/quote] I'd forgotten about him! Some of AAF's songs were a bit dodgy, but you could tell he was a good player who knew his stuff. Im gonna give a mention to Roy Mitchell-Cardenas from Mutemath. Very underrated player I reckon. Got some good lines without trying to dominate a song.

I used to have a Catalinbread Valcoder. I dont think they make them anymore so you'd have to do a bit of searching around used.

Possibly the Malekko B:Assmaster?

Another vote for the Multicomp here. I used to have the Demeter Compulator, but I found the compression on it quite sharp and precise. I reckon its better suited for jazzy/funky playing, whereas I prefer the slightly more transparent sound of the EBS for rock music.

Heres what ive got going at the moment. I was really unimpressed with the two Iron Ether pedals up to now. Ive recently been trying a passive bass and it definitely plays better with the Oxide, so thats kept its place on the board. I finally got an EP-2 for the Xerograph today too and now I can get the sounds out of it that I bought it for! Im on a distortion hunt now but I cant find one that I like, expect the Agro to be up for sale soon. Also, after going round in circles for the past two years, im looking to get an OC-2 back on the board. Maybe then i'll be happy!

I love everything about this amp apart from how it plays with active basses. With mine, I get a lot of honk and even more boom from it. When I use my passive bass though, I get a nice big round sound that I was expecting from this amp.

I dont think ive ever been happy with my rig. I can never get that sound thats in my head, and I normally have to buy blind because I cant try out the things I want anywhere locally. I havnt been in a band in a while though, so it doesnt help that I dont really hear my sound in the mix. I dont have the money to keep chopping and changing so I just put up with what ive got, its better than having nothing to play through.